British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) Shares Acquired by O Brien Greene & Co. Inc

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc lifted its position in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $529,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Heritage Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of British American Tobacco during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 153.7% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 610 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 92.7% during the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 510 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 4,526.9% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 83.8% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. 21.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of British American Tobacco from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 11th.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

BTI stock opened at $38.01 on Wednesday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52 week low of $28.25 and a 52 week high of $39.54. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $35.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

British American Tobacco Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.